There Was A Time Chords by Tom Paxton

There Was A Time chords by Tom Paxton

Guitar chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Beginner

Verse 1:
 Dm   C     Dm        C       F
There was a time when cannons roared.
       C              Dm
Bugles sang a song of war.
C           Dm      C      F
And nations rose to win or die.
               C                 Dm
They shook the earth with battle cries.




Chorus:
Dm        F          C       Dm
And I can hear their spirits cry.
           F     C      Dm
This was a cruel way to die.
Dm          F        C      Dm
The spirits of these fallen men
          F       C          Dm
Remind us of what might have been.

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Verse 2:
Dm  C      Dm      C         F
The cities fell in smoke and flames.
             C                    Dm
And children cried their mothers' names.
    C       Dm       C       F
And nations died and were no more.
            C                Dm
The victors were the gods of war.

Chorus:
Dm        F          C       Dm
And I can hear their spirits cry.
           F     C      Dm
This was a cruel way to die.
Dm          F        C      Dm
The spirits of these fallen men
          F       C          Dm
Remind us of what might have been.

Verse 3:
Dm   C          Dm        C       F
They left their homes and went to war
            C               Dm
And died up-on some foreign shore.
      C         Dm       C         F
Their sons grew tall and soon were men
C                  Dm
And bugles sang their songs a-gain.

Chorus:
Dm        F          C       Dm
And I can hear their spirits cry.
           F     C      Dm
This was a cruel way to die.
Dm          F        C      Dm
The spirits of these fallen men
          F       C          Dm
Remind us of what might have been.

Published: September 28, 2022

Last updated: September 28, 2022

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